Anything Box originated in New Jersey in 1986 as the musical project of Claude S. Assisted by friends and playing small clubs and venues, the band grew and took the opportunity to record their first 12" in 1987. By 1998 Dania Morales joined the band and popularity grew with songs being played on college radio. In 1989 they recorded a 12" of Living In Oblivion which caught the ear of record producers.

The band moved from New Jersey to California with some supporting members finding it too difficult and electing to stay. Claude was introduced to Paul Rijnders, who was invited to join the band. Living in Oblivion became a club and radio hit and the band signed with Epic and released their debut album, Peace, in 1990. The band toured in support of the album. Tension developed with conflicting interests between the band and the label, and Paul Rijnders elected to leave the band to pursue personal interests.

Claude and Dania went to Germany in 1991 and recorded Anything Box's second album, Worth. The difficulties between band and label continued into 1992, and Claude elected to to depart ways with Epic. In agreement, Worth is not released. The band decides to tour with the new songs despite the album not being released. Claude's brother Gary joined the band, and the energy is renewed.

With the assistance of friends and family, the band created its own Orangewerks label and released their third album, Hope in 1993. Popularity grew as the band continued to tour with their powerful performances. The EP Dance CD-5 is released. The initiation of a fan club and growing support in 1994 allows the band to offer newsletters to their fans, and eventually the "lost" album, Worth, is distributed free to the fans. Inspired to experiment even further, Claude released The Diary, Page One, as a solo album in 1995. The Diary is a much darker and somber than typical Anything Box material.

The Orangewerks label merged with Jarrett Records in 1996. The demand for more from Anything Box resulted in the releases of Mixology.1 (containing older material and mixes) and Living In Oblivion MCMXCVI A.D. (containing remixes of the song). While performing at Synthstock '96, Paul Rijnders joined the band on stage.

While production began for a new album, Dania Morales elected to depart the band in 1997. while Paul Rijnders once again became a member. Later, Anything Box's fourth album, Elektrodelica, is released continuing the growth in the band's style. Claude coined this new sound as, "Elektrodelic," and being, "the destroyer of all genres." The band then started to perform live in select areas featuring the new sound and new lineup.

In 1998, the band completed a video for 45 off the Elektrodelica album. Unfortunately, dealings with Jarrett Records became more and more difficult. In 1999, Elektrodelica saw its first large distribution, but tension still mounted between band and label. Elektospective (Mixology.2) is released in early summer, and the band continued to play shows locally in Southern California.

Towards the end of the year, the band released the Recovered Album which featured some older Anything Box songs from 1993-1995 which were once believed to be lost. With the aid of modern technology, the songs were abled to be saved from their damaged state, remastered, and released, giving the public a some great songs from the past which almost never made it.

Anything Box opened the year 2000, with a New Year's show in Dallas, Texas. They have continued the year by working on a new album, entitled The Universe Is Expanding. Originally, planned for a Spring release, the album was pushed back to Fall. As the band continued to work on the album, they played several shows in venues across the country, including August's Synthstock 2000 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Some of the other cities Anything Box has played in 2000 include: El Paso, Texas and Chicago, Illinois. They have also continued to keep a strong presence in Southern California, with shows in El Centro, Hollywood, and Anaheim.